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Auction 90, Lot 319

"Das die Udelspersonen und andere in Virginia…",

Subject: Virginia

Period: 1592 (circa)

Publication: Grand Voyages

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.5 x 6 inches
21.6 x 15.2 cm
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Very early copperplate engraving of the English explorers hunting and fishing and enjoying the abundance of the New World. The engravings from de Bry’s "Grand Voyages" are among the first accounts of the New World.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $250 - $300

Sold for: $180

Closed on 3/15/2000

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